Vienna in January 2014
It was a busy month, so I had little time for photography. But two or three times, I could take a camera with me and make some shots of (more or less) winterly Vienna.
Greek Series: Athens in Bird’s-Eye View
This post is part of the Greek Series, in which I recount my travel through Greece in pictures. So, the first two entries were all about Athens, as it was the starting point of our journey. It’s time to get away from the city smog (and Athens genuinely has much of it). But not before I show you some impressions from above the city looking down on a fantastic sea of urbanity. Most of Athens today is relatively young, as the city regressed into a small town up to the 19th century. After the country gained independence from the Ottoman empire, Athens became increasingly important again and exploded truly during the 20th century into the metropole it certainly is today. There are some street shots here as well, but most of the pictures were taken from one of the many hills of Athens with a beautiful blue sky as a permanent background. The last one is a panorama.
Afternoon Project: London Pt. 3, Before Remembrance Day
As it turned out, the day I was in London on the 10th of November was the day before Remembrance Day, and Westminster was in complete preparations for the big event. Remembrance Day evolved out of the mourning for the death of World War I and became a kind of Veterans Day with many military parades and symbolism. Interestingly, the day before, there were a lot of veterans in White Hall, and I had the chance to photograph some of them.
Afternoon Project: London Pt. 2
Shot during one afternoon on the 10th of November. More information about the series is in the last post.
Afternoon Project: London Pt. 1
Being on a conference trip in London the past weekend, I had little spare time to enjoy the city alone. So there was just one Sunday afternoon to dive into the urban jungle of the British capital. Equipped with my camera, I wandered around Westminster, Trafalgar, up to Paddington, where I had to catch my train. So, the picture reflects the time constraints I had. There was no time to adjust and to wait for the perfect moment. I just captured the street life as it happened around me.
Colors of Autumn in Vienna
This is one kind of “The Viennese Central Cemetery Part 2,5,” or the outtake. Two shots I really liked but which didn’t fit into. In the second picture, you see the fabulous Karl-Borromäus church in the center of the cemetery. Plus, another shot from Vienna’s streets captures autumn’s colors.
Michael Hoffman Photography 
